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Questioning social media

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The recent arrival of a new social network in the form of Google+ has given cause for reflection from some long-serving social media users and advocates. After recreating my online social network ( largely based on blogs from early 2000) in Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, and Quora, G+ was a chore.

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Asynchronous and online should be the default to argue against

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Asynchronous comms, using email, forums, social networks, blogs and wikis, allow us to regain control of our time. Synchronising diaries can be a nightmare, and meeting at the same time forces us to communicate at a pace determined by others.

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Four roles for social media in workplace learning

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The gaps can be filled using social media: the use of social networks to find sources of expertise or offer your own expertise to others content sharing (text, screencasts, podcasts, etc.) Tags: social networking.

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Asynchronous social learning is newer than you think

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So what does it mean to be able to interact, as learners, using email, forums, wikis, blogs, social networks and the like? Was it sufficiently speedy and flexible to be desirable? It was a last resort. Quite a lot I reckon. There are considerable advantages to asynchronous learning: It allows time for reflection.

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What specifically is e-learning good for?

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Social media tools, including forums, wikis, blogs, social networks To facilitate group collaboration within a formal blended solution. As a developmental activity initiated by the learner. As an output of learning activities carried out by learners working individually or in groups.

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Intodit

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I know there's a lot of social networking tools out there, but looking purely at the educational possibilities, I quite like the look of Infodit. Intodit allows you to establish a group site with a combination of wiki and forum functionality.

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Online learners need the means, the motive and the opportunity

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To make good use of the opportunities afforded by online learning, users also need some more specific skills, including the ability to search, to communicate appropriately using forums, blogs, wikis and social networks, and to study effectively on their own.

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